University Core Curriculum

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The University of New Haven's Core Curriculum strives to develop six basic competencies among all UNH undergraduate students so that they may better understand and get along with other people, succeed in their chosen careers, and pursue lifelong learning after completing the requirements for the bachelor's degree. The core aims at graduating students who are:

Good thinkers, speakers, and writers,

Skilled at analysis and problem solving,

Skilled at using computer technology,

Effective citizens of their own country and the world,

Aware of cultural similarities and differences, and

Sensitive to artistic accomplishments.

In consultation with a faculty advisor, the student will select at least 40 credit hours of core courses from among the following six categories. Individual interests are to be encouraged as are also a breadth and depth of knowledge through traditional and contemporary areas of study.

Note well:

Courses with prerequisites are followed by an asterisk.

The advisor and student are cautioned to note the prerequisites for some courses and plan core choices accordingly.

A student may not use a single core course to satisfy more than one category of the core.

An academic worksheet may prescribe or proscribe certain choices within core categories but, in general, must allow the advisor and student the widest choice possible. Program worksheets may not limit core course choices without the approval of the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

For students who place out of E 105, E 110 will be the beginning English requirement. One course must be selected from Competency 1.2 to replace E 105. That 1.2 course may not be used to also satisfy the 1.2 competency.

Bachelor’s Degree Core Requirements

Competency 1 - Communication (9 credits) - Ability to develop ideas from critical reading and general observation and to express ideas effectively through writing and speaking.

Competency 2 - Analysis and Problem Solving (10-11 credits) - Ability to dissect and explain concepts, data, actions, and events in order to understand their meaning, value, and relationship to the whole.

CC 2.1 Select one of the following: General & Human Biology with Lab I General & Human Biology with Lab II* Contemporary Issues in Biology Biology for Science Majors with Lab I Biology for Science Majors with Lab II* Anatomy & Physiology with Lab I* Anatomy & Physiology with Lab II* Introduction to General & Organic Chemistry with Lab General Chemistry & Lab I* General Chemistry & Lab II* Chemistry with Applications to Biosystems* Introduction to Environmental Science & Lab Introduction to Physics with Lab* General Physics with Lab I* General Physics with Lab II* Mechanics, Heat & Waves with Lab* Electromagnetism and Optics with Lab*

CC 2.2 Select one of the following: Quantitative Reasoning* College Math* College Algebra* Finite Mathematics* Any more advanced math or quantitative analysis course*

CC 2.3 Select one of the following options:

Option A - one of the following courses: Scientific Methods in Criminal Justice* Introduction to Engineering* Global Solutions for Sustainability Principles of Economics II History of Science Nature of Science* Logic Philosophy of Science and Technology

Option B - three laboratory science courses (4 credits each) representing at least two of the following disciplinary groups: Biology and Environmental Science Chemistry PhysicsCourses used to satisfy this option cannot be simultaneously used to satisfy Competencies 2.1, 4.2, or 5.3.

Competency 4 - A Sense of History and Effective Citizenship (3-6 credits) - Ability to understand local, national, and international issues affecting one's own nation and the world and to draw lessons from the experience of the past.

CC 4.1 Select one of the following: Foundations of the Western World The Western World in Modern TimesNote: History majors will instead choose one course from CC 2.3, 4.2, or 5.1

CC 4.2 Select one of the following, or, as directed by your program worksheet, take an additional course from Competency 2: Criminal Justice System Study Abroad Criminal Investigation, Forensic Science & Society (Honors) American History since 1607 History of African Americans United States in the Twentieth Century World War I: Passion and Desolation International Business Law Equality and Law Law and Policy American Government and Politics State and Local Government and Politics Constitutional Law* Oskar Schindler Humanities Course

Competency 5 - Social Interaction and Global Perspective (6-9 credits) - Ability to understand, appreciate, and work well with others.

CC 5.1 Select one of the following:Social and Professional Issues in Computing* Principles of Economics I Mediation Introduction to Psychology Introductory Psychology for Majors Nature of the Self Ethics Professional Ethics* Introduction to Politics Sociology Contemporary Social Problems* Cultural Anthropology Organizations* Oskar Schindler Humanities Course

CC 5.2 Select one of the following: Foreign Language (3-6 credits) Global Perspectives on Crime and Justice Criminal Justice System Study Abroad Food, Nutrition, and Culture* World Literature I* World Literature II* African-American Literature I* African-American Literature II* International Literature* Global Solutions for Sustainability Global Economy* Introduction to Global Studies World History since 1945 Modern Asia Modern Chinese History Modern Japanese History Europe from Renaissance through Enlightenment Modern Technology and Western Culture Europe in the Nineteenth Century Modern Germany Globalization: 1848-1914 Age of War: 1914-1945 England: Restoration and Empire Modern and Contemporary Britain: 1815-Present Russia to 1861 Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Selected Studies in History Europe in the Twentieth Century Cultural Understanding of Food and Cuisine International Business Law Global Legal Systems Law and Culture: Study Abroad Introduction to World Music United States Foreign Policy International Relations Comparative Governments Oskar Schindler Humanities Course

CC 5.3 Select a second course from 5.1 or 5.2 or, as directed by your program worksheet, an additional course from Competency 2.

CC 6 Select one of the following: Any Literature (E) course Visual Thinking: Art and Design Foundations Introduction to Studio Art I History of Art I History of Art II Contemporary Art Survey of African-American Art Contemporary Issues of Art and the Environment History of Architecture and Interior Design I History of Architecture and Interior Design II Introduction to Music Introduction to World Music Introduction to Music Theory (non-Music majors only) History of Rock Philosophy of Art Introduction to Theater Introduction to Contemporary Performance Theatrical Roots and Rituals Theatrical Manifestos and Movements

Associate’s Degree Core Requirements

Students pursuing an associate’s degree must satisfy the following core curriculum competencies:

These competencies are explained in detail above. All core requirements satisfied by the student for the associate’s degree will be applied toward the larger bachelor’s degree core if the student continues study.